A Wicked Trip by Bonna L. Nelson Dressed in Girl Scout (GS)-green knit caps and black hoodies emblazoned with a green witch on the front provided by one of their troop leaders, Mrs. Shannon, the girls were chattering with excitement. The middle school-aged young ladies were waiting in small groups in the parking lot of the Maryland Girl Scout Headquarters north of Woodlawn, Maryland. Two coach buses were on their way to transport the GSs, troop leaders, assistants, mothers and grandmothers to New York City (NYC). Broadway was reopening after the long Covid hiatus, and we were excited to be heading there. My daughter, Holly, and I settled in for a four-hour ride seated together near the front, while granddaughter Bella sat in the back with her friends. It was a surprisingly quiet (considering the age of most of our companions) and comfortable ride. After a bit of conversation, a bit of reading, a bit of snacking and a bit of napping, we arrived. I brought along some reading related to our trip and acquired some Broadway knowledge during my reading time. Broadway productions are those showing in the 41 large the-
aters located around Times Square, NYC, with each theater housing 500 or more seats. Broadway is the thoroughfare that traverses the length of Manhattan. It is the longest street not only in NYC, but in the world. The theaters are mostly clustered near the middle of Broadway and its numbered cross streets in midtown Manhattan, according to Lonely Planet New York, www.britannica. com and Wikipedia. I learned that Broadway and London’s West End together represent the highest commercial level of live theater in the English-speaking world. This makes Broadway a ma25
